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If salinity decreased at the poles the water near the poles would?
decrease in density and become water vapor
If salinity increased at the poles the water near the poles would?
If salinity increased at the poles, the water near the poles would become denser. This increased density could impact ocean circulation patterns and potentially affect marine life that depend on specific salinity levels. Additionally, it could lead to changes in ice formations and melting rates in polar regions.
What is the connection between density and salinity?
I think that as the salinity increases, density increses. The minerals that contribute to the salinity of sater, such as sodium and chloride, are denser that water. Thus, when the dense particles are added, the density of the water increases I think that as the salinity increases, density increses. The minerals that contribute to the salinity of sater, such as sodium and chloride, are denser that water. Thus, when the dense particles are added, the density of the water increases
Would water freezing at the poles make the remaining water more or less salty?
When water freezes at the poles, the ice that forms is primarily freshwater, as salt is excluded from the ice crystal structure. This process increases the salinity of the surrounding seawater because the remaining liquid water has a higher concentration of salt. Therefore, as ice forms, the remaining water becomes more salty.
How would salinity change if some ocean water evaporated?
Salinity is increased.
How would you compare a liter of cold water with high salinity and a liter of warm water with low salinity?
Cold water with high salinity takes up more volume than warm water than low salinity
What will happen to salinity if the depth of the ocean increases?
There are a number of things that could happen to the salinity of an ocean if it's depth increased. The salinity would likely also increase.
Why would there generally be a higher salinity near the north and the south poles near the glaciers?
Because of the solidification of the water under low temperatures. The water is "turned" into ice, leaving the salt behind. So the salt is left in the water, with the freshwater turned into ice floating on top. If the glaciers melt, the salinity will decline, because this new freshwater will dilute the salty waters.
Does warm water have higher salinity than cold water?
Water salinity describes the amount of salty minerals dissolved in a sample of water. It would therefore make no difference whether the water is warm or cold, since you would have the same amount of salt dissolved in the water per cm3 of water. Salinity would change if you added more water, or if the water was so hot that some of it evaporates, leaving all the dissolved solids behind, but decreasing the amount of water it is dissolved in.
Which of the following causes the density of seawater to increase?
Seawater denssity will increase as salinity increases. A less significant increase can result from temperature variations (colder is denser until freezing starts). Even smaller changes would occur with depth as the seawater is slightly compressible. As density is measured as mass/unit volume local gravity does not enter into the process.
What happens to salinity in a warm area with a lot of evaporation?
Salinity of a body of water will increase with evaporation, because the salts do not evaporate. If a river supplies water to that body of water, than salinity might reach high values without the body of water drying completely. An good example would be the Dead Sea, witch has high salinity as the Jordan River constantly supplies it water and a little amount of salt. The water then evaporates in the desert heat while the salt accumulates in the sea. Otherwise, without a river, a lake or sea will slowly shrink as it evaporate with its salinity increasing until it dries out totally leaving a salt lake behind. An example of that is the salt lake in the Death Valley.
Would salinity increase or decrease in an estuary during spring floods?
Salinity would decrease in an estuary during spring floods due to the influx of freshwater from increased runoff and precipitation. The dilution effect of the additional freshwater entering the estuary would lower the overall salinity levels.
